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101. Mss Eur F83/5, f152

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f152
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Defends appointment of Drummond rather than Muir or (Sir) Charles Wingfield (Commissioner of Oudh) as Lt-Governor of NWP; criticises Wingfield's methods of applying Canning's policy of setting up an aristocracy in Oudh, and expresses doubts about that policy, and fears that rights of sub-tenants ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

102. Mss Eur F83/5, f207

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Mss Eur F83/5, f207
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Reviews question of non-expenditure of cash balances on public works and effect of Trevelyan's intervention; strongly opposes entrusting construction of canals to private companies and hopes Wood will support him should Trevelyan contest this view; reasons for increase of Canadian revenue in Elgi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

103. Mss Eur F83/5, f216

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f216
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Col (later Sir) Henry Yule for CB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

104. Mss Eur F83/6, f11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f11
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises debate with Trevelyan and other Council members on move of seat of Government and, arising out of that, place of next meeting of Legislative Council; gives his reasons for favouring Lahore, but since Grey's return Council have begun to dwell on difficulties of holding meeting outside C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

105. Mss Eur F83/6, f36

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Mss Eur F83/6, f36
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
In correspondence with Napier has agreed to preliminary meeting of Legislative Council at Calcutta – undesirable that absence from Calcutta should be unduly protracted; considers additional Council members should retire after their two year term.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1863
Extent:
1 item

106. Mss Eur F83/6, f55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f55
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Has approved Montgomery's proposal for expedition against Sit[t]ana fanatics and tribes on frontier supposed to support them; Elgin's disagreement with C-in-C on scale and timing of expedition; Sir Neville Chamberlain is to take command [this became known as the Ambela campaign].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1863
Extent:
1 item

107. Mss Eur F83/6, f64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f64
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is at Sultanpur; briefly describes scenery round Kulu; men of party scaled Rohtang pass; new bridge over river Chandra will improve trade route to Ladakh and China; up to now they had to use a twig bridge which Elgin crossed himself – 'the most difficult job I ever attempted'; need for route whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1863
Extent:
1 item

108. Mss Eur F83/7, f70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f70
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Six other people having declined, Wood will appoint Sir Bartle Frere (Member of Viceroy's Council) to Governorship of Bombay as Canning recommended; proposes to appoint William Morehead (Member of Madras Council) to Viceroy's Council, on which Wood believes in having representative from one of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

109. Mss Eur F83/7, f177

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f177
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
In this confidential letter explains how 21st Cavalry (which India formed against orders in Wood's view) may be retained by reducing every Cavalry Regiment in India by one troop; confidentiality essential because Queen is excessively jealous of proposals for regimental establishments getting out ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

110. Mss Eur F83/7, f190

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f190
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Canning unwell and strangely reluctant to talk about India, so Wood cannot write anything useful on some subjects; British bound to advise Dost Muhammad against attacking Herat, but otherwise Wood is against any active step; assessment of strategic importance or otherwise of Heart; British can ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1862
Extent:
1 item